Seeking Heaven through righteousness is not seeking righteousness, but something else;--it is not loving goodness for goodness' sake, … - Edwin Hubbel Chapin

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Edwin Hubbel Chapin

Seeking Heaven through righteousness is not seeking righteousness, but something else;--it is not loving goodness for goodness' sake, but for its rewards.

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Every action in our lives touches on some chord that will vibrate in eternity.

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Courage is always greatest when blended with meekness; intellectual ability is most admirable when it sparkles in the setting of a modest self-distrust; and never does the human soul appear so strong as when it foregoes revenge and dares to forgive an injury.

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There is but a slight difference between the man who may be said to know nothing and him who thinks he knows everything.

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Do not judge from mere appearances.

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